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A version of this archives appears in print on September 16, 1921, on Page 16 of the New York edition with the headline: PAUL BICKSLER DROWNED.; Promising Baritone Fails to Reappear After Dive in Hopatcong. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe